VIP Viking ship burial on land

The Ladby Ship was the site of Denmark's only known Viking ship burial on land. During the first half of the 900s, this large ship was pulled ashore at Ladby and buried. The body was put in the stern. During an excavation in the 1930s, traces of feathers were…

The Ladby Ship was the site of Denmark's only known Viking ship burial on land. During the first half of the 900s, this large ship was pulled ashore at Ladby and buried. The body was put in the stern. During an excavation in the 1930s, traces of feathers were found. So the corpse may have been laid on a feather quilt. The bow was stuffed full of at least four dogs and 11 horses that accompanied the deceased to the other side. Then finally, the ship was covered with a mound. Most of the wood has long since rotted away but the ship can be seen as an impression" in the ground.
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